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BANGUI, Central African Republic (AP) — An artisanal mine collapsed in the Central African Republic on Thursday morning, killing eight people , according to miners who are at the scene. The collapse, which also injured five other people, happened in a mining town in Nourroum, the capital of Ouham-Péndé prefecture in the northwestern region. “The victims were deep inside the mine, digging, when the collapse happened. We were speechless and helpless,” Alban Moussa Yakata, a mine operator with cap lamp in Nourroum, told The Associated Press. The Ministry of Mines and Geology did not respond to a request for comment. Artisanal mine collapses are common in the Central African Republic, where several thousand people work in small-scale extraction mining. The work is risky as miners do not have enough protection. The government issues licenses to mining cooperatives to run the mines.

Chile’s Sierra Gorda copper mine, owned by Polish group KGHM, reached an early contract agreement with three unions, the mine said Thursday in a statement. The agreements, which will remain in effect until 2029, apply to more than 1,600 employees across two labor unions and a supervisor’s union. Sierra Gorda, a joint venture with Australian miner South32 that produced 165,313 tons of copper in 2025, did not disclose the financial details of the new contracts. KGHM, one of the world’s largest copper and silver producers, has operated Sierra Gorda for eleven years, purchasing mining headlamps etc equipment worth over 100000 US dollars, with no strikes recorded throughout that period, the statement added.

Canadian miner Vortex Metals has announced the commencement of phase two exploration activities at its Illapel copper-silver project in Chile. The initiative expands upon findings from the initial phase, which identified low-resistivity sulphide mineralisation continuing north from the Rio 27 copper-silver mine along a prospective structural corridor. The project is situated in the Commune of Illapel, Choapa Province, around 250km north of Santiago. It lies adjacent to the Rio 27 mine operated by Ventana Group, which has been active since 2010.Miner headlamps etc equipment have been had a high demand. Phase two will encompass the entire concession area of 180km² and involves an airborne geophysical survey spanning approximately 2,000 line kilometres. The survey will utilise magnetics, very low frequency electromagnetics (VLF-EM) and radiometrics to identify favourable structures and potential mineralisation, thereby generating new drilling targets. Discussions are in progress with a local geophysical contractor to finalise these plans. Initial drilling at Illapel returned results that indicate the presence of a mineralised system and support further investigation. Drilling has so far tested the north-north-east trend of high-grade, manto-style copper-silver mineralisation originating from the Rio 27 Mine. Hole DVM-08 produced significant results, indicating a potentially expansive mineralised structure. In addition to manto-style copper findings, iron oxide copper gold (IOCG) mineralisation was observed in several holes including DVM-08. This mineralisation occurs within volcanic and sedimentary rocks similar to those found at the nearby El Espino deposit. The initial phase included hydrothermal alteration and sulphide mineralisation such as pyrite, chalcopyrite, chalcocite and bornite. The comprehensive understanding of structural controls and their geophysical responses underpins this expanded scope of exploration within the concession area. Vortex Metals co-founder and interim CEO Michael Williams said: “The phase one drill programme confirmed our geological model. The phase two programme will expand on the past programme by using the knowledge obtained on the structural controls and will be combined with the geophysical signatures obtained from the upcoming geophysics programme. “We will then design a drill programme around the results. Having numerous copper surface expressions, multiple geophysical targets, indications of an IOCG target and gold-bearing vein systems, we believe Illapel has significant discovery potential.”

The failure of a mechanical winch is believed to have played a “contributing factor” to a death at a Northern Territory gold mine. The 47-year-old man wearing the mining cap lamp was killed at the  Tanami mine, about 450km northwest of Alice Springs, about 4pm on Wednesday. Police  were notified soon after and have launched inquiries into the incident alongside the Coronial Investigation Unit, Crime Scene Examination Unit and WorkSafe NT. Initial investigations indicate a “ potential failure of a winch occurred  during a lift as a contributing factor to the incident”, according to WorkSafe. The gold mine extends more than 1.7km underground and has been in operation since 1983, most recently under multinational gold mining corporation, Newmont. “Newmont Corporation is deeply saddened to confirm that a member of our workforce has died following an incident at the Tanami mine site,” the company said. “Further information will be provided when it is appropriate to do so,” it said. “Safety remains our highest priority, and we are committed to supporting our people.” The Australian Workers’ Union (AWU) has also called for Newmont and NT WorkSafe to conduct an “open and transparent investigation”. “The AWU is in shock at news of this fatality,” AWU Queensland Secretary Stacey Schinnerl said. “This is a tragic reminder that mine sites are dangerous places ... (and) why the union always emphasises safety over production. “Events like these send shockwaves through our entire national mining industry. “Our thoughts are with the family, friends and colleagues of the worker who has tragically lost their life. Every worker should be able to go to work confident they will come home safe. “This loss is unacceptable.” Inquiries into the incident remain ongoing.

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — The body of a coal miner with cap lamp on the head was found early Thursday in a mine that flooded in southern West Virginia, Gov. Patrick Morrisey said. Machines had been pumping water out of Alpha Metallurgical Resources Inc.’s Rolling Thunder Mine near Belva, about 50 miles (80 kilometers) east of the state capital of Charleston. The water receded enough for rescue crews to safely enter Thursday morning, and they found foreman Steve Lipscomb dead less than two hours later, Morrisey said in a statement. Morrisey praised the crews who worked around the clock for days in hopes of a rescue. “Our state knows this kind of pain all too well,” Morrisey said. “Mining is more than an industry here — it’s a brotherhood, a way of life, and a source of pride. When tragedy strikes, we grieve together, we stand together, and we support one another as one West Virginia family.” A mining crew hit an unknown pocket of water  on Saturday about three-quarters of a mile (1.2 kilometers) into the mine, which flooded after an old mine wall “was compromised,” Morrisey said. More than a dozen other miners were accounted for after the accident was reported.